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SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 1154, authored by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D- Palmdale) in collaboration with California YIMBY, passed the Assembly Floor with bipartisan support. This passage marks an important step toward making it easier for California...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s medical education bills passed the Assembly Higher Education Committee today. Assembly Bill (AB) 1400 directs the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish a pilot program to allow up to...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Legislation authored by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D–San Mateo) to unlock data center waste heat as a renewable energy resource was unanimously approved by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. Assembly Bill 1095 proposes to...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has issued this statement regarding Assembly Bill 1425, following Monday’s vote by the Natural Resources Committee: “I am greatly disappointed that the Natural Resources Committee on Monday...

SALINAS— Speaker Robert Rivas hosted a community discussion on immigration last Friday at the UFW headquarters in Salinas, bringing together nonprofits, groups and leaders to listen and learn how best to protect California’s immigrant communities and...

Assemblymember Zbur and Assembly leadership honor Councilmember Lester Friedman on the Assembly Floor, Monday, April 28, 2025. From Left: Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood), Beverly Hills...

Bill expands definition of state of emergency to include landslides and conditions due to climate change

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D - San Francisco) joined Chinatown business owners to deliver a message to President Trump that high tariffs against China and other Asian countries will kill San Francisco’s beloved Chinatown as we know...

Cat declawing is a barbaric surgical procedure that permanently disables cats. AB 867, authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, will affirm California’s commitment of protecting the welfare of cats by prohibiting cat declawing in the state. The bill passed...

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Kalra and co-sponsors withdrew Assembly Bill (AB) 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, from consideration. AB 1157 would strengthen tenant protections statewide by updating the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) in three...